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I think you're right, but wouldn't this still necessitate freight to travel by truck from rail centers to population centers? That's how a lot of the system cur
by bumby 3y ago
I think you're right, but wouldn't this still necessitate freight to travel by truck from rail centers to population centers? That's how a lot of the system currently operates in the US, no?
- QuarterReptile 3y agoThere should be no population center without a rail center. I don't deny that last-mile would still be on roads, but that's very different from the present state of affairs. My lazy googling suggests that 40% of freight movement is via rail in US. I can't find a full breakout, but the same site goes on to claim rail is only 1.7% of GHG, which means most of the rest is traveling by road, since waterborne freight is generally more efficient than rail.
- bumby 3y agoYou do know we’re not starting with a blank slate, so how do you close that gap? Forced migration?